Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The spirit is the part that is supposed to consciously direct everything in the person, including the soul. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The different parts of the automobile like the ignition switch, the various buttons, the steering wheel - the interfaces between the driver… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
It's important to distinguish the soul from the spirit, or will, because the will or the heart or the spirit is the… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
In a world apart from God, the power of denial is absolutely essential if life is to proceed. The will or spirit… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Everyone receives spiritual formation, just as everyone gets an education. The only question is whether it is a good one or a… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Contemporary American churches in particular do not require following Christ in his example, spirit, and teachings as a condition of membership-either of… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Thoughts are the place where we can and must begin to change. There the light of God first begins to move upon… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Think of the soul as the computer system that runs the whole thing. And then the spirit is the executive center. It's… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
The revolution of Jesus is in the first place and continuously a revolution of the human heart or spirit...it is a revolution… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Today it is the skeptics who are the social conformists, though because of powerful intellectual propaganda they continue to enjoy thinking of themselves as… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“While it is in one sense a result of God’s presence within us, the New Testament also describes a process involved in our “putting… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
"Spirituality" wrongly understood or pursued is a major source of human misery and rebellion against God. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“Sabbath is a way of life (Heb 4:3; 9-11). It is simply "casting all your anxiety on Him," to find that in actual fact… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
In many cases, our need to wonder about or be told what God wants in a certain situation is nothing short of a clear… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Discipline, strictly speaking, is activity carried on to prepare us indirectly for some activity other than itself. We do not practice the piano to… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
“The Spirit makes Christ present to us and draws us toward his likeness. It is as we thus behold the “glory of the Lord”… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God's great universe. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We must understand that God does not "love" us without liking us - through gritted teeth - as "Christian" love is sometimes thought to… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We know we can't be spiritually transformed by just focusing on the will. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
My central claim is that we become like Christ by doing one thing-by following Him in the overall style of life He chose for… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
